Part of the registered charity Adventure Under Sail, the Pelican of London is usually crewed by young people who have never sailed before and who benefit from the team working and strong work ethic of being on board.

“We watch them develop in front of our eyes, in terms of their self confidence, their ability to undertake tasks, to lead teams and its all about themselves and what they are capable of doing and achieving,” explained Ben Swain, First Mate on the ship.

For the Jubilee Pageant, the ship will be joined by the yacht Eilean, used by Duran Duran in the video for the pop song Rio, and a replica of Sir Francis Drake’s Golden Hinde.